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Corrections Corporation of America reported a third quarter profit of 33 cents per share. Comment?
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Not-so-choice: The House health reform unduly restricts abortion
One of the last-minute compromises in the House-passed health insurance reform bill imposes unnecessary new restrictions on coverage for abortion. Comment?
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Eugene Kane: Justice isn't served by rush to execute
The terrible human being known as John Allen Muhammad - aka "the D.C. sniper" - is dead. Comment?
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Military sees increase in wounded in Afghanistan
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:37 p.m. Read more: National , Health , Military , Soldiers , Afghanistan , Us Troops , Veterans , Veterans Day WASHINGTON a ' Far from winding down, the numbers of wounded U.S. soldiers coming home have continued to swell. Comment?
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SBA Taking Nominations for Entrepreneur of Year
Nominations for Small Business Person of the Year, which come from every state and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, are due to local offices by Nov. Comment?
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Number of wounded troops in Afghanistan increasing
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The problem is especially acute among those fighting in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago. Comment?
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University of Phoenixa s Curious Take on the Law
The school says it has 420,000 students and tens of thousands of employees at its schools of nursing, business and education, among others. Comment?
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Maryland's top court disbars D.C. Council candidate
A former D.C. Council candidate was disbarred in Maryland by default, following allegations of forgery, theft and dishonesty by the D.C. Bar Counsel. Comment?
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Uighur Guantanamo detainees seek Supreme Court review of transfer process
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The case, known as Kiyemba II , is an appeal from an April ruling [opinion, PDF; JURIST report ] by the US District Court for the District of Columbia, and is separate from a case that the Court agreed to hear [JURIST report] last month, known now as Kiyemba I . The first issue raised in the appeal is whether a federal court can require the ... Comment?
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ACLU files lawsuit alleging FBI involvement in rendition of US citizen
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The suit, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website], alleges that agents repeatedly threatened Meshal with torture, disappearance, and execution in order to force him to acknowledge ties with al Qaeda. Comment?
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Trash volume generally tracks growth in gross domestic product, experts say. Volumes in the United States have been trending upward but in Canada they are still flat. Comment?
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IESI-BFC Buys Waste Services to Form No. 3 North American Solid-Waste Firm
IESI-BFC Ltd. agreed to buy Waste Services Inc. for about $370 million in stock, creating the third-largest North American waste company as slower construction forces trash haulers to reduce costs. Comment?
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CSX Named a Top Military Friendly Employer
CSX Corporation has been named #2 in the G.I. Jobs 2010 Top 100 Military Friendly Employers rankings. Comment?
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Bank of America is Closed for Veterans Day, But Still Hard at Work
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Despite the fact that today is Veteran's Day, a federal banking holiday, Bank of America has not stayed at home. Comment?
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More Americans Are Paying Their Bills Online
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Over the past two years banks have tried to successfully integrate their online bill payment service into the mindset of each one of their members. Comment?
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John Allen Muhammad was executed yesterday for masterminding and carrying out with his teenage accomplice the 2002 sniper shootings that killed 10 people and terrified the Washington DC region a year after the September 11th and deadly anthrax attacks. Comment?
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Bush procurement policy chief will appeal conviction
The head of federal procurement policy during the Bush administration will appeal his 2008 conviction for lying about his dealings with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Comment?
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News Briefs: Week of Nov. 9-13
This roundup includes the following news briefs: Enforcement of 'Red Flags' Rule Delayed Until June 2010 The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, has extended the enforcement deadline for a regulation known as the Identity Theft "Red Flags" Rule until June 1, 2010. Comment?
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U.S. to speed up broadband plan
Following criticisms about slow progress, two U.S. agencies charged with distributing federal stimulus money for broadband infrastructure projects say they will streamline the process by cutting the number of funding rounds from three to two. Comment?
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On Tuesday evening the College learned through a media report that someone named Ernest B. Moore had pleaded guilty in district court in the District of Columbia to charges of fraud. Comment?
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